Best Public Schools in Los Osos, CA

Summary:

The city of Los Osos, California is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Baywood Elementary and Monarch Grove Elementary) and 1 middle school (Los Osos Middle) - all part of the San Luis Coastal Unified School District. Among these schools, Monarch Grove Elementary stands out as the top performer, ranking 411 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monarch Grove Elementary significantly outperforms the other schools and state/district averages in test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 76.19% of Monarch Grove students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 66.5% for the San Luis Coastal Unified district and 47.04% statewide. The school also has the highest proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science among the 3 schools.

While the other schools, Baywood Elementary and Los Osos Middle, do not match Monarch Grove Elementary's exceptional performance, they still perform well, often exceeding the district and state averages. The data suggests that the San Luis Coastal Unified School District is providing a quality education for students in the Los Osos area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Monarch Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	348 Los Osos Valley Rd.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2844	337	16	21.7	45.4%	242 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (17.8%)	9 (2.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	94.3	411^th of 5862 public elementary schools	93.0%		92.5	541^st of 5874 public elementary schools	90.8%	130	64.7		64.7	72.2	82.2	76.5				76.2	74.0	75.6	76.5				75.2							$14,090
Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Ninth St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2856	337	18	18.7	52.2%	168 (49.9%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (35.0%)	27 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.2%)	66.8	1736^th of 5862 public elementary schools	70.4%		65.3	1793^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	69.5%	57	50.0		50.0	54.9	43.6	64.4				53.6	50.0	39.3	50.0				46.1	95.2	95.2	96.8	95.2	95.2	95.2	$15,081
Los Osos Middle	Public	6-8	1555 El Moro St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2835	486	28	17.4	55.3%	289 (59.5%)	2 (0.4%)	126 (25.9%)	26 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	80.2	473^rd of 2777 public middle schools	83.0%		82.7	418^th of 2802 public middle schools	85.1%	55		45.5	45.5				55.6	67.8	63.2	62.8				48.9	50.6	39.2	46.3							$13,900

Cities Near Los Osos

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Luis Obispo	5.17 mi	17	211^th
Morro Bay	5.92 mi	2	143^rd
Cayucos	11.36 mi	1	100^th
Pismo Beach	12.83 mi	2	150^th
Atascadero	14 mi	9	327^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.